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davenport definition

dav·en·port (dav′ən pôrt′)

noun

  1. ☆ a large couch or sofa, sometimes convertible into a bed
  2. Brit. a small writing desk with a hinged lid

Etymology: < ?

Davenport definition

Dav·en·port (dav′ən pôrt′)

city in E Iowa, on the Mississippi: pop. 98,000

Etymology: after Col. G. Davenport (1783-1845), fur trader

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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